Lyme DiseaseBy Kaiden logan

Lime disease was first discovered in 1975 which was originally mistaken for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The bacterium involved was first described in 1981 by Willy Burgdorfer.

Transmission

The Lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, is spread through the bite of infected ticks. The blacklegged tick (or deer tick, Ixodes scapularis) spreads the disease in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and north-central United States.

Symptoms

The Symptoms You may experience when you have lyme disease are pain in your joints or muscles. You may feel fatigued, have a fever, or malaise. Your joints may feel stiff or begin to swell. You may see a bull's-eye pattern rash or headache